When Simon’s centre-stage

A bit-part player at Dens, Den Bieman would later forge a career with Dunfermline but as a right-back.

Playing further forward, he shocked Rangers by opening the scoring and, after Ally McCoist had levelled, Gilzean fired home. Again, though, McCoist levelled. Dodds took over after the break and fired Dundee ahead for a third time. This time they were pegged back by an Ian Ferguson effort.

It seemed Rangers would go on to chalk up their expected win but Stainrod’s team were not to be denied. Gough fouled Gilzean in the box and Dodds scored from the penalty spot.

And so a memorable day was completed, though few who witnessed it could have imagined having to wait 25 years for the next Dens success.

At the time it wasn’t just a big success because of the calibre of the opposition.

In their first season back in the top flight after two in the First Division, Dundee had made a sticky start, losing their opener at home to Falkirk and then drawing with St Johnstone and Airdrie.

Their struggles continued for a while after that and four defeats, one of them against Celtic in the League Cup, on the bounce followed that first win of the league campaign.

Ultimately, though, Stainrod’s cosmopolitan team would do enough over the course of the season to retain their Premier League place.

in the dugout on the day all-conquering Rangers were humbled at Dens nearly 25 years ago.